SEVENTEEN
SEVENTEEN BEST ALBUM '17 IS RIGHT HERE' (KIT PREMIUM) (PLEDIS ENTERTAIMENT)
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Premium KiT Version. 1x Album Package 1x Air Kit 1x Title Card 1x Credit Card 1x Post Card 26x Photocards (including 1 Kit Album exclusive Photocard) 1x Selfie Photocard (random, 1 out of 13) 1x Ball Chain SEVENTEEN would go on to become one of the most successful K-pop groups of all time, but when the 13-member group debuted in 2015, they were just an unusually large group from a mid-sized music company fighting to stay afloat.
17 IS RIGHT HERE - a massive 33-track anthology album released in the lead-up tothe group's ninth anniversary-is the sound of SEVENTEEN's hard-won rise.The album can be broken down into three categories: Twenty of the tracks are SEVENTEEN's previously released Korean singles, from 2015 debut single "Adore U" to 2023's "God of Music"; eight of the tracks are Korean versions of SEVENTEEN's previously released Japanese singles, from 2018's "CALL CALL CALL!" to2023's "Ima -Even if the world ends tomorrow-"; four tracks are completely new; and one is an instrumental version of a previously released single.
Together,the singles tell the story of SEVENTEEN's career so far. Producer-member WOOZI has credits on all of the anthology's tracks, highlighting the scope of his behind-the-scenes contributions to the self-produced group.
This includes composition and writing credits for newlead single "MAESTRO", new performance unit track "Spell" and new vocal unit track "Cheers to youth".
He wrote the lyrics for the new hip-hop team track "LALALI" with subunit members S. Coups, WONWOO,MINGYU and VERNON.Greatest-hits albums are rare in K-pop, in part because it is uncommon for groups to make it long enoughfor a reflection on their careers so far.
17 IS RIGHT HERE is an example of the potential of the format, with lead single "MAESTRO" tying the reflective themes of the anthology album together.
The dance-pop track is an eclectic tribute to the music-making process ("Doesn't matter either classic or new thang/We take pride in our new combinations") that uses sounds from seven of SEVENTEEN's past songs, including debut "Adore U".The song centres not only music, but SEVENTEEN fans (known as CARATs) into the narrative of the group's success: "As we complete this piece together/I see us finally become one/Amidst complex notes andrhythms/I'll always be with you."